Pathways to the large-scale adoption of residential photovoltaics in Saudi Arabia
Pathways to the large-scale adoption of residential photovoltaics in Saudi Arabia
This survey of predominantly middle–high-income owner-occupier households in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) assessed household perspectives to residential photovoltaics (PVs) (n = 268). Higher-income households were statistically more likely to (i) accept financial payback times of more than 12 months for the CAPEX cost of a PV system, and (ii) be prepared to contribute up to SAR 10,000 (USD 2666) towards the CAPEX cost of a system. A multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that a high household education level and the dwelling tenure (owner) are key variables that positively influence PV acceptability. Median apartment and villa households in this survey had annual electricity demands of 22,969 kWh and 48,356 kWh, respectively. The available roof area per apartment and villa was assessed, considering parapet shading and roof furniture limitations (the presence of AC units, etc.), at 20 m2 and 75 m2, respectively. This would accommodate either a 4 kWp apartment system or a 10 kWp villa system mounted horizontally. Time-of-use tariffs or grant subsidies towards the cost of a PV system will be required to enable the surveyed households to meet their stated economic conditions for purchasing a PV system. This indicates that PV policies in KSA will need to be adapted to encourage the uptake of PVs.
energy in the KSA, energy policy, household energy surveys, solar photovoltaics in buildings
Alshehri, Abeer
e8626346-c0c5-4ff2-9173-8b738a4bafa7
James, Patrick
da0be14a-aa63-46a7-8646-a37f9a02a71b
Bahaj, Abu Bakr
a64074cc-2b6e-43df-adac-a8437e7f1b37
28 July 2024
Alshehri, Abeer
e8626346-c0c5-4ff2-9173-8b738a4bafa7
James, Patrick
da0be14a-aa63-46a7-8646-a37f9a02a71b
Bahaj, Abu Bakr
a64074cc-2b6e-43df-adac-a8437e7f1b37
Alshehri, Abeer, James, Patrick and Bahaj, Abu Bakr
(2024)
Pathways to the large-scale adoption of residential photovoltaics in Saudi Arabia.
Energies, 17 (13), [3180].
(doi:10.3390/en17133180).
Abstract
This survey of predominantly middle–high-income owner-occupier households in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) assessed household perspectives to residential photovoltaics (PVs) (n = 268). Higher-income households were statistically more likely to (i) accept financial payback times of more than 12 months for the CAPEX cost of a PV system, and (ii) be prepared to contribute up to SAR 10,000 (USD 2666) towards the CAPEX cost of a system. A multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that a high household education level and the dwelling tenure (owner) are key variables that positively influence PV acceptability. Median apartment and villa households in this survey had annual electricity demands of 22,969 kWh and 48,356 kWh, respectively. The available roof area per apartment and villa was assessed, considering parapet shading and roof furniture limitations (the presence of AC units, etc.), at 20 m2 and 75 m2, respectively. This would accommodate either a 4 kWp apartment system or a 10 kWp villa system mounted horizontally. Time-of-use tariffs or grant subsidies towards the cost of a PV system will be required to enable the surveyed households to meet their stated economic conditions for purchasing a PV system. This indicates that PV policies in KSA will need to be adapted to encourage the uptake of PVs.
Text
energies-17-03180
- Version of Record
More information
Accepted/In Press date: 22 June 2024
Published date: 28 July 2024
Keywords:
energy in the KSA, energy policy, household energy surveys, solar photovoltaics in buildings
Identifiers
Local EPrints ID: 499415
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/499415
ISSN: 1996-1073
PURE UUID: 218c46b7-f907-40a2-a9e2-2178a1f59bfc
Catalogue record
Date deposited: 19 Mar 2025 17:40
Last modified: 22 Aug 2025 02:36
Export record
Altmetrics
Contributors
Author:
Abeer Alshehri
Download statistics
Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.
View more statistics